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17 February 2020AsiaRory O'Neill

Indian drugmaker joins race to find COVID-19 vaccine

Indian drugmaker Zydus Cadila has launched a fast track programme to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus COVID-19, which has so far claimed more than 1,600 lives worldwide.

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